Readers’ Cars

Paul Fava’s 1973 HQ Kingswood

Back on his feet after setbacks, Paul Fava is building a wild fleet of tough Holdens

Ken Rogers’s Holden EJ Special

Back into cars after many years, Ken Rogers restored this EJ to be an old-school cruiser

Family-heirloom XE Falcon wagon in the build

Family-owned since 1983, Harley Perkins’s XE wagon is being revived to put his Nan back behind the wheel

Jordan Ross’s 2005 Holden VZ SS Z ute

Jordan’s low-kilometre, well-preserved ute is one of just 1200 produced

Tim Ware’s twin-turbo XT Falcon

Tim Ware entered his twin-turbo V8 XT along with some exotic machinery through the stages of the 2025 Targa Tasmania

Tim Gray’s turbo Barra-swapped TC Cortina sleeper

Tim Gray’s longtime love of Cortinas inspired him to build this Barra-powered TC street cruiser

Jesse Thomas’s home-brewed XA Falcon

From rusted-out shell to Lime Glaze street machine, this 1972 XA was a father-and-son build at home

Lara Wilde’s 1976 Cadillac Coupe de Ville

An online impulse buy became a six-year battle to get this stubborn ’76 Caddy to stay on the road

Adam Young’s 1971 VG Valiant hardtop

After two decades off the road, Adam Young’s Val was brought back to life just in time for a special deadline

Leigh Roberts’s 1958 Plymouth Belvedere

Ballarat’s Leigh Roberts caught the drag racing bug and launched his ’58 Plymouth Belvedere down the strip for fun

In the build: Young gun’s HK ute, 2JZ-swapped Corona, Barra-swapped XF ute, RX-7 + more

We check out some of our readers’ projects in the build from the February issue of Street Machine

Adrian Richards’s LX SS Torana hatch

Restored from the ground up, Adrian Richards’s genuine LX SS Torana hatch now hides a tough 355 stroker underneath

Andrew Doherty’s XT Falcon ute

Andrew Doherty’s XT ute has been transformed from a once-humble vineyard workhorse to a 10-second street and strip weapon

Brad Johnson’s Pontiac Firebird Formula 400

Brad Johnson’s Pontiac evolved from a stock cruiser into a turbocharged LS-powered beast

James Whyte’s 1963 International C1300 truck

Once a Bathurst council workhorse, this C1300 is now a lovingly restored show-stopping classic truck

Cameron Gall’s Citric Acid Falcon BA XR8 ute

Cameron Gall fulfilled a childhood dream to own a Falcon BA V8 ute

In the build: Home-brewed Holden WB ute, Chevy Pullman, Dodge Challenger + more

We check out some of our readers’ project cars from the January issue of Street Machine

Lachie Jones’s LS-powered HJ Kingswood

We caught up with AFL player Lachie Jones and his turbo LS-powered HJ at Drag Challenge 2025

Kylee Kappe’s 1972 HQ Monaro GTS

Despite being a Ford fanatic, Kylee Kappe’s love affair with her cherished Monaro goes back many years

Readers’ rockets: Ford LTD, Nissan Skyline R31, VR Commodore, TE Cortina, HT Premier & BMW E30

We check out our readers’ cars from the January issue of Street Machine